He was suffering from pancreatic cancer and succumbed to his death on July 16, 2023.
The news was confirmed to theNew York Timesby a spokeswoman forKnowBe4, the cybersecurity company where Mitnick worked.
His passing has also been reported in anobituaryposted at Dignity Memorial, a Las Vegas funeral home.
This hacking gained him a lot of popularity.
When Mitnick was nearing the end of his supervised release, he hacked into Pacific Bells voicemail computers.
After a warrant was issued for his arrest, he fled, becoming a fugitive for two-and-a-half years.
While Mitnick was a fugitive, he had gained unauthorized access to dozens of computer networks.
He landed himself at the top of the FBIsMost Wantedlist for hacking into dozens of major corporations.
He carried out security consulting, penetration testing services and taught social engineering classes to companies and government agencies.
Mitnick also wrote a series of books dedicated to hacking and cybersecurity.
He went on to establish the successful Mitnick Security Consulting in 2003.
source: www.techworm.net
